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Osteochilus sondhii

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Osteochilus sondhii
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Actinopterygii
Order: Cypriniformes
Family: Cyprinidae
Subfamily: Labeoninae
Genus: Osteochilus
Species:
O. sondhii
Binomial name
Osteochilus sondhii
Hora & Mukerji, 1934

Osteochilus sondhii is a species of cyprinid fish endemic to Myanmar.[1] It is sometimes considered conspecific with Labeo dyocheilus.

Named in honor of geologist Ved Pall Sondhi (1903-1989), Geological Survey of India, who collected the type specimen.[2]


References

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  1. ^ Froese, Rainer; Pauly, Daniel (eds.). "Osteochilus sondhii". FishBase. November 2014 version.
  2. ^ Christopher Scharpf & Kenneth J. Lazara (22 September 2018). "Order CYPRINIFORMES: Family CYPRINIDAE: Subfamily LABEONINAE". The ETYFish Project Fish Name Etymology Database. Christopher Scharpf and Kenneth J. Lazara. Retrieved 22 February 2021.